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Powerful drama from writer - director Kelly Reichardt («Wendy and Lucy») further establishes her as an auteur who finds poignancy in the stillness

Jacques Audiard)- North American Premiere Winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes, this powerful drama from director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust & Bone) follows a former Tamil Tiger soldier as he flees from the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war to begin a new life in a Parisian suburb.

It may have been easy to forget this powerful drama from way back in February, but John Cameron Mitchell's searing adaptation of the Tony Award - winning play Rabbit Hole demands repeat attention.

Another light but quite mysterious and powerful drama from Woody Allen, as simple as always..

Two powerful dramas from award - winning director Cristian Mungiu join the collection this week.

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Ranging from powerful documentaries to historical dramas, this list should keep you busy and give you some inspiration.

Offering powerful drama and stunning cinematography, this documentary from the BBC illustrates the balancing acts that allow animals to survive in a challenging environment.

Cassie (Britt Robertson) moves to Chance Harbor, Washington, after her mother dies and discovers she is one of several high school girls who descend from powerful witches, in the drama based on the books by L.J. Smith (who also penned the Vampire Diaries books).

From legendary director Clint Eastwood comes this powerful, Oscar (R)- winning drama that reveals Kyle's penetrating story from his Texas roots to his unparalleled accuracy in war - torn IFrom legendary director Clint Eastwood comes this powerful, Oscar (R)- winning drama that reveals Kyle's penetrating story from his Texas roots to his unparalleled accuracy in war - torn Ifrom his Texas roots to his unparalleled accuracy in war - torn Iraq.

This powerful drama unfolds when his father, played by Oscar ® winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

John Steele, a Vietnam veteran and ex-cop, is on a mission to bring down Kwan, a former South Vietnamese general turned rich and powerful drug lord in this action drama from director Robert Boris.

Synopsis This powerful one - hour family drama from executive producer John Wells (ER) and creator / supervising producer Matthew McNair Carnahan (Black Circle Boys) centers on the McCallisters, a working - class Irish - Catholic family from New York's Hell's Kitchen, whose five young - adult siblings lead contrasting lives and whose fierce loyalties are often pushed to the limit.

Walking Out Excellent performances by Matt Bomer and Josh Wiggins and a powerful sense of place distinguish this hauntingly beautiful father - son survival drama from directors Alex and Andrew J. Smith, set in the mountains of Montana.

A bracing and powerful drama about cultural roots and the nature of identity from director Pawel Pawlikowski.

John Marley, who played the Hollywood producer who finds a horse's head in his bed in The Godfather (1972), was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in Love Story (1970), and starred in John Cassavettes's powerful drama Faces (1968), plays Charles Brooks, whose son Andy (newcomer Richard Backus) returns from Vietnam in an unnatural state.

The ultimate underdog among the nine Best Picture nominees, it might actually be the most traditional kind of Oscar winner: a powerful drama about a young Indian boy who gets lost from his family, then tries to find them over 20 years later.

As the film's tone veers back and forth between borderline TV movie and gripping drama, it's propelled by powerful turns from leads Streep and Hanks.

From director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, best known for thrillers like Cure and Pulse / Kairo, this very quiet and intricate domestic drama is powerful and affecting.

Other highlights in this strand include: Miguel Gomes» mixes fantasy, documentary, docu - fiction, Brechtian pantomime and echoes of MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Moss.

I have seen the powerful, moving drama «Yesterday,» from South Africa, the story of a village woman whose husband works in the mines of Johannesburg and brings trouble home with him.

Based on a true story, his powerful drama tells an important story from Apartheid - era South Africa with honesty and real sensitivity.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Academy Award ® winner * Denzel Washington directs and stars in the powerful and moving drama FENCES, arriving on Blu - ray, DVD and On Demand March 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

Her efforts to free herself from a preordained future set off a legal firestorm in this powerful drama inspired by a true story that pits the law against an entrenched cultural mindset.

Barry Jenkins» powerful coming - of - age drama «Moonlight» notched a 98 % Rotten Tomatoes score from 305 reviews from critics.

A powerful allegory about environmental destruction, this richly atmospheric drama follows a teenage girl as she goes on vacation with her father, a wealthy landowner who becomes obsessed with eliminating the carp fish from his artificial lagoon.

In this surprisingly emotional and powerful musical drama from Damien Chazzelle, Miles Teller has grand ambitions of becoming one of the world's elite jazz drummers, and J.K. Simmons» unforgettable Fletcher has every intention of breaking those dreams into teeny, tiny little pieces.

Bong Joon Ho's star - studded drama centers on a young girl who must keep a powerful company from abducting her pal, a gentle beast.

I would have never thought that a drama about a wedding would have me this engaged, but due to Hathaway's electrifying performance, the brilliant directing by Demme, and the gentle yet powerful script by Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married had me engrossed from beginning to end.

An intermittently powerful drama loosely derived from real events, Roland Joffé's «The Forgiven» takes place in newly post-apartheid South Africa and is based on a play by Michael Ashton called «The Archbishop and the Antichrist.»

Social dramas or «message films» expressed powerful lessons, such as the harsh conditions of Southern prison systems in Hell's Highway (1932) and I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), the plight of wandering groups of young boys on freight cars during the Depression in William Wellman's Wild Boys of the Road (1933), or the lawlessness of mob rule in Fritz Lang's Fury (1936), or the resourcefulness of lifer prisoner and bird expert Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster) in John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz (1961), or the tale of a framed, unjustly imprisoned journalist (James Cagney) in Each Dawn I Die (1939).

If we can separate the art from the artists and overlook the powderkeg role that an undocumented rape plays in this film, there is enough that makes Birth a moving and powerful drama.

«Charmed» puts a new spin on last decade's mystical drama, still centering on three sisters who discover they descend from a powerful witch bloodline.

Like O'Hehir, I've come to this conclusion after two weeks of preparation for the 50th New York Film Festival — a time in which I've seen a great many films, from Antonio Mendez Esparza's quietly powerful Here and There to Cristian Mungiu's riveting yet low - key Beyond the Hills to Christian Petzold's modest character drama Barbara.

Little Boy Blue (US Exclusive Premiere) Based on a true story that shocked a nation, this powerful four - part factual drama, from BAFTA winning writer and executive producer Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena), centers on the devastating impact on a city of an innocent child's murder amid a wave of gang violence.

Against The Law (US Exclusive Premiere) A powerful drama based on the true story of Peter Wildeblood, a thoughtful and private gay journalist whose lover, under pressure from the authorities, turned Queen's evidence against him in one of the most explosive court cases of the 1950s — the infamous Montagu Trial.

EMPIRE: From Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels (Lee Daniels» The Butler, Precious) and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (Lee Daniels» The Butler, Game Change), comes EMPIRE, a sexy and powerful new drama about the head of a music empire (Terrence Howard) whose three sons and ex-wife (Taraji P. Henson) all battle for his throne.

Following on from the latest UK trailer [watch it here], we now have a new UK poster for Lenny Abrahamson's award winning drama Room starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay; check it out... SEE ALSO: Read our reviews for Room here and here An intensely powerful and wonderfully life - affirming experience, Room is the new film from acclaimed director, -LSB-...]

Paths Of Glory — One of my favorite, and one of the least misanthropist, of all of Stanley Kubrick's films is this courtroom drama in which Kirk Douglas tries to save three men from being executed for cowardice in the wake of a disastrous and idiotic offensive during World War I. Kubrick directs in a crisp, deep focus black and white, and his depiction of the battle, a long tracking shot of the horrors of trench warfare, is one of the most powerful scenes he ever shot.

From the author of The Talented Mr Ripley and acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I'm Not There, Mildred Pierce) comes a powerful drama about a married woman who risks everything when she embarks on a romance with a younger department store worker.

We're sure part of this data drama stems from engineers wrapping their final validation and certification tests, but withholding numbers also affords Ford some last - minute wiggle room should a competitor (we're looking at you, GM) announce a more powerful diesel offering in the coming months.

If you can learn to trade without fear of the outcome, without any judgement of yourself or the markets, as if today is the last day you will be alive and the devil be damned... it is a very powerful position and for me, my trading improved immensely when I taught myself how to take the drama out of the trade and trade from a feeling of flow and carelessness of outcome.